VZ 52 7.62x45 is it rare?

[Freightman]

Know this is a old thread but I came up with a nice VZ 52 that shoots great, I ordered the dies and made brass for it and it shoots better than any SKS I have ever owned. JMHO

[tlandon]

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Doug

[browningautorifle]

this is a old thread

You could have started a whole new thread, more to the point...we'd like to see the pics of this one.

All for sale.

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[Aragorn243]

Ammo is real tough but occasionally can still be found, you just have to ask everyone at the gun show if they have it. I got lucky last year, first table in the show had 10 boxes of it cheap.

[Richardwv]

Recognizing that it used an odd ball cartridge when I bought my VZ-52 from the importer, I bought a few cases of the then plentiful ammo. The ammo that originally came in with the rifles has been pretty much it, with most of that going down range decades ago. However before bemoaning the "good old days", I hasten to add that the issue ammo is arguably the most corrosive ammo made in the 20th Century. I know there is fierce competition for that title, but 7.62x45 is certainly a strong contender. As such I started to make my own well before I even came close to exhausting my surplus ammo.

Now it isn't a regular shooter since I'm more into BP cartridge rifles these days, however it is a very sound design and more accurate than the counterpart carbine length mid size cartridge arms of the era. Now that the ammo is essentially gone, many shooter collectors are shedding this rifle in favor of something you can readily get ammo for. As such, while there weren't that many imported (compared to arms that came in by the ship load), they are not uncommon in the resale market as they move from owners who shoot or sell, to owners that collect without concern for ammo availability. Personally I think it is worth the effort to make the cases and if loaded at 7.62x39 levels, those cases will last a very long time. Since my primary round used these days is 577/450, I obviously know nothing concerning the concept of affordable ammo.